Agenda Index City of Vancouver

CITY OF VANCOUVER

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON
CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

APRIL 20, 2000

PRESENT:

Mayor Philip Owen
Councillor Fred Bass
Councillor Jennifer Clarke
Councillor Lynne Kennedy
Councillor Daniel Lee
Councillor Don Lee
Councillor Tim Louis
Councillor Sandy McCormick
Councillor Gordon Price
Councillor George Puil
Councillor Sam Sullivan

CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE:

Judy Rogers, City Manager
Brent MacGregor, Deputy City Manager

CITY CLERK'S
OFFICE:

Lori Isfeld, Meeting Coordinator

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Don Lee,
SECONDED by Cllr. Clarke,

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Report of Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets
April 20, 2000

Clause 1

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,

(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed to Recommendation B(iv))
(Councillor Bass opposed to Recommendation B(v))
(Councillors Bass, Louis, McCormick, and Sullivan opposed to Recommendation B(vi))
(Councillors Bass, Louis, Don Lee, McCormick
and the Mayor opposed to Recommendation B(vii))
(Councillors Kennedy, Don Lee, McCormick and the
Mayor opposed to Recommendation B(viii))
(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed to Recommendation B(ix))
(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed to Recommendation C)
(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed to Recommendation D)

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Don Lee,

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,
SECONDED by Cllr. Don Lee,

The Council adjourned at 12:15 p.m.

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REPORT TO COUNCIL

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

APRIL 20, 2000

PRESENT:

Councillor George Puil, Chair
Mayor Philip Owen
Councillor Fred Bass
Councillor Jennifer Clarke, Vice-Chair
Councillor Kennedy
Councillor Daniel Lee
Councillor Don Lee
Councillor Tim Louis
Councillor Sandy McCormick

*Councillor Gordon Price

Councillor Sam Sullivan

CITY MANAGER'S

OFFICE:

Judy Rogers, City Manager
Brent MacGregor, Deputy City Manager

CITY CLERK'S
OFFICE:

Lori Isfeld, Meeting Coordinator

*Denotes presence for a portion of the meeting.


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ADOPTION OF MINUTES

RECOMMENDATION

1. 2000 Operating Budget - Interim Report File: 1605

A. THAT a decision on the 2000 Operating Budget - Interim Report be referred to the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting of April 20, 2000;

· Administrative report dated March 27, 2000 entitled Operating Budget -Interim Report;

· Memorandum dated April 18, 2000 entitled 2000 Operating Budget -Recommendation for Capital Program Deferral;

· Memorandum dated April 18, 2000 entitled 2000 Operating Budget -Recommendation for Gaming Revenue;

Clause No. 1 (cont’d)

· Memorandum dated April 18, 2000 entitled 2000 Operating Budget - E-Comm and the Vancouver Emergency Operations Centre;

· Memorandum dated April 18, 2000 entitled 2000 Operating Budget: Police Budget Issues.

RECOMMENDED

A. THAT Council approve the Park Board Global Budget of $40,744,900, including the addition of $1,353,400 for added basic costs, this amount excluding any reductions approved by Council to balance the 2000 Operating Budget.

B. THAT Council approve the 2000 Operating Budget - Interim Estimates as outlined in the Alternative City Budget Working Group submission dated April 6, 2000, and instruct the Director of Finance to bring the budget into balance with a 1.8% general purposes tax increase.

(Councillors Clarke, Kennedy, Daniel Lee, Don Lee,
McCormick, Price, Puil, Sullivan and the Mayor opposed)

Clause No. 1 (cont’d)

RECOMMENDED

B(i) THAT the Strategic Initiatives Fund be reduced by $300,000;

RECOMMENDED

(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed)

RECOMMENDED

(Councillor Bass opposed)

Clause No. 1 (cont’d)

RECOMMENDED

(Councillors Bass, Louis, McCormick and Sullivan opposed)

RECOMMENDED

(Councillors Bass, Louis, Don Lee, McCormick and the Mayor opposed)

B(viii) THAT Police - Sworn Staffing be reduced by $300,000.

(Councillors Clarke, Kennedy, Daniel Lee,
Don Lee, McCormick and the Mayor opposed)

Clause No. 1 (cont’d)

RECOMMENDED

B(viii) THAT Police - Sworn Staffing be reduced by $300,000.

(Councillors Kennedy, Don Lee, McCormick and the Mayor opposed)

RECOMMENDED

(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed)

RECOMMENDED

C. THAT Council approve a 2000 Operating Budget with a general purposes tax increase of approximately 2.75%.

(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed)

Clause No. 1 (cont’d)

D. THAT Council approve adjustments to parking meter rates as outlined in the Administrative Report, dated March 27, 2000 and detailed in Appendix 3 of the report, and instruct the Director of Legal Services to bring forward the necessary by-law amendments.

THAT the parking meter rates for Area C, as detailed in Schedule A of Appendix 3, of the Administrative Report dated March 27, 2000, remain the same.

(Councillors Clarke, Kennedy, Daniel Lee, Don Lee,
McCormick, Price, Puil, Sullivan and the Mayor opposed)

RECOMMENDED

D. THAT Council approve adjustments to parking meter rates as outlined in the Administrative Report, dated March 27, 2000 and detailed in Appendix 3 of the report, and instruct the Director of Legal Services to bring forward the necessary by-law amendments.

(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed)

Clause No. 1 (cont’d)

The Committee adjourned at 12:10 p.m.

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